御霊

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
御 霊
み
Grade: S		 たま
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
御靈 (kyūjitai)
御魂
神霊 (rare)

Compound of 御 (mi-, honorific prefix) +‎ 魂 (tama, “soul, spirit”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) みたま [mìtámá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mʲita̠ma̠]

Noun

御(み)霊(たま) • (mitama) 

  1. soul, spirit of the dead
    Synonyms: (soul) 魂 (tamashī), (soul) 霊魂 (reikon), (the soul of a dead person; a ghost, a shade of a dead person) 人魂 (hitodama)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
御 霊
ご
Grade: S		 りょう
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
御靈 (kyūjitai)

Coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived compounds as a compound of 御 (go-, honorific prefix) +‎ 霊 (ryō, “spirit”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ご​りょー [góꜜryòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞ɾʲo̞ː]

Noun

御(ご)霊(りょう) • (goryō) ←ごりやう (goryau)?

  1. (honorific) a soul
    Synonyms: (soul) 魂 (tamashī), (soul) 霊魂 (reikon), (the soul of a dead person; a ghost, a shade of a dead person) 人魂 (hitodama)
  2. a vengeful ghost, a malignant spirit
  3. short for 御霊会 (goryōe), a kind of matsuri held to appease the spirits of the dead

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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